AIC INTERNATIONAL COLOUR ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC) 2026-2027 ELECTIONS
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Instruction for voting online On 11 November 2025, voting representatives will receive an email to test the ballot system. As this is only a test, the ballots will not include candidates’ names, and any selections made will not affect the final results. The official vote will take place during the General Assembly (GA) meeting. Before the GA, you will receive another email containing a new login ID and password, which you will use to cast your final vote. There will be five ballots:
You will select one candidate or select abstain for each ballot and submit your vote. After submission, you will receive a receipt containing a receipt ID and the voting timestamp.
The Elections for the AIC EC 2026-2027 term will be held during the AIC 2025 Congress General Assembly. The details regarding the AIC elections are specified in our Statutes and Guidelines for AIC Nomination Procedures. Before you send a nomination proposal, we recall here some main points:
Members of the AIC EC shall belong to one AIC Regular Member organization. The AIC EC must be such that no AIC Regular Member is represented by more than one person. The exception to this rule is the Past President. The AIC EC is elected for a 2-year term from the beginning of the calendar year after the election (January 2026). Nominations for the next AIC EC term must be made only, with the candidates' agreement, by the AIC EC or by AIC Regular Members. The AIC Regular Member organization presenting a nomination must have paid the 2025 annual fee to the AIC. The payment must have been received by the AIC no later than March 31, 2025, 8:00 p.m. UTC+0. The candidate or any other person representing the candidate must not get involved in the endorsement process. THE DUTIES CANDIDATES MUST AGREE TO FULFILL IF ELECTED TO THE AIC EC. All candidates must be available to assist with the running of AIC activities, including publications (Annual Reviews, Newsletters, Proceedings Series, JAIC and website), conferences (Midterm Meetings and Congresses), and International Colour Day. They must agree to attend all AIC EC meetings for the two-year period. In addition, regarding the different positions available in the AIC EC:
AVAILABLE POSITIONS FOR THE AIC EC 2026-2027 ELECTIONS One AIC EC 2024-2025 Ordinary Members, supported by the AIC EC, approvedby the AIC EC, has expressed her option to stay for a second two-year term. She is Eva-Lena Bäckström, so we have five available positions for the AIC EC Elections: NOMINATIONS BY THE AIC EC AND BY AIC REGULAR MEMBERS The AIC-EC 2024-2025 has nominated:
Nominations done by an AIC Regular Member organization must reach, by email, the Secretary/Treasurer (treasurer@aic-color.org) by June 15, 2025, 8 pm UTC+0. The nomination must be sent by the AIC Regular Member organization President and must have two documents (in English language) attached:
NOMINATIONS RECEIVED BY THE JUNE 30 DEADLINE (The deadline was extended because there was no nomination by the first deadline of June 15, 2025). Nominated by the ProColore, Switzerland Regular Member for the position of the AIC Secretary: Verena M. Schindler. Nominated by the Colour Society of Australia, Australia Regular Member for the position of the Ordinary EC member: Jan P. G. Pretorius. SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE AIC EC 2026-2027 ELECTION For the position of Vice-President: Vien Cheung nominated by the AIC EC 2024-2025. ENDORSEMENT LETTERS Each candidate nominated by a regular member must be endorsed by one other AIC regular member. The deadline for sending Endorsement letters to the AIC treasurer is August 15, 2025. The Letter must be signed by the Regular Member President. FINAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES For the position of Vice-President: Vien Cheung nominated by the AIC EC 2024-2025. COMPOSITION OF THE AIC EC 2026-2027 President: Maria João Durão TIMETABLE FOR THE ELECTION PROCESS June 15, 2025, 8 p.m. UTC+0: Nominations deadline. Done
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